System specs: 2.93 GHz Celeron, 1 GB Corsair RAM, 80 GB HDD, GeForce FX 5500 256 MB PCI , running Windows XP Home
When I try to start the game, the entire screen blacks out normally like it does when starting any other game. However, it plays the Eidos logo music (I guess, I can't see anything), but the screen stays black, I can't Alt-Tab, Ctrl-Alt-Del, Esc, or anything else. The only thing I can do is just hold the power button until the machine turns off.
I had already tried patching it with the 1.02 patch, I fiddled with the software and hardware render modes, etc., all to no avail.
If this is covered in the FAQ, sorry, I guess I just didn't make it that far.
Thanks in advance.